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curb
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curb
1. thickening of the plantar tarsal ligament in the hock of the horse. The ligament is obviously thickened a few inches below the point of the hock. Initially there is pain at the site, the horse is lame and at rest stands with the weight on the other leg.
2. that part of a curb bit in a bridle that provides the restraint additional to the bit itself. Includes the bars and chain. See also bit (2).
curb reins
the reins attached to the bars of a curb bit.
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If trading curbs were sharply tightened, he said, it would take many more speculators to make up the other side of transactions with big hedgers like Chesapeake.
US Move On Speculation Resisted by APS Review Oil Market Trends
After days of turbulence in equity and foreign exchange markets, attention switched to trades in bullion and crude - down 10% on peaks scaled earlier this week - and foodstuffs, where trading curbs were triggered by a wave of selling.
Gold and oil prices fall as US recession looms larger by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Further evidence can be seen by the number of times the NYSE computerized trading curb has been set off due to large swings in the market.
It's official: interest rates are up by Stumpf, David X. / Real Estate Weekly
 
 
 
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